Nordic non-studded winter tyre

Tehnikamaailm winter tyre test 2026

Name: Tehnikamaailm winter tyre test 2026
Creator: Tehnikamaailm

Tehnikamaailm, 2026

Test winnerNokian TyresHakkapeliitta R591

Published: October 1, 2026
Tyre size: 205/55 R16
Tyres: 6
Test car: VW Golf
Conditions: UTAC Automotive Testing Finland, −7 °C

Results heatmap

Best15%+ behind the best

Each cell is a measured result. The colour shows how far it is from the best result in the same test category.

Tester's rank	Tyre	Braking on ice, m	Acceleration on ice, s	Handling on ice, s	Braking on snow, m	Acceleration on snow, s	Handling on snow, s	Braking in the wet, m	Handling in the wet, s	Braking in the dry, m	Fuel consumption, indeks (100 = testi säästlikum)	TyreRanker score
1.	Nokian Tyres Hakkapeliitta R5Nordic non-studded winter tyre	47.7	7.6	51.4	51.9	6.6	46	34.7	39.7	31.8	100.2	91
2.	Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3Nordic non-studded winter tyre	47.8	7.7	52.7	51	6.6	46.4	35.4	39.2	32.5	100	89
3.	Michelin X-Ice Snow+Nordic non-studded winter tyre	52.5	8.9	52	50.8	6.6	46.9	31.6	38.7	31.7	101.2	88
3.	Continental VikingContact 8Nordic non-studded winter tyre	47.1	7.3	52.7	52.2	6.6	46.5	36.7	40.9	32.6	100.7	87
5.	Pirelli Ice FrictionNordic non-studded winter tyre	51.4	7.7	52.8	52.3	6.6	46.1	34.5	40	33	100.9	85
6.	Kumho WinterCraft ice Wi51Nordic non-studded winter tyre	55.9	9	55.1	52.4	6.7	46.9	33.9	39.8	30.5	100.4	83

Test rank = the ranking published by the test organiser (if the test included more tyres than are listed here, the rank is among all tyres in the full test). Score = the TyreRanker score from this test's measurements; in the rankings, TyreRanker orders tyres by its own score.

TyreRanker summary

In its 2026 test, Tehnikamaailm compared 6 Nordic non-studded winter tyres in size 205/55 R16 (test car: VW Golf). Measured parameters from this test used by TyreRanker: 10.

In the tester's ranking, the best was the Nokian Tyres Hakkapeliitta R5, followed by Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 and Michelin X-Ice Snow+. On measured results alone, the Nokian Tyres Hakkapeliitta R5 was also the best in this test (91 points).

Braking on ice: best Continental VikingContact 8 (47.1 m), weakest Kumho WinterCraft ice Wi51 (55.9 m) – a difference of 8.8 m, or 19%. Braking on snow: best Michelin X-Ice Snow+ (50.8 m), weakest Kumho WinterCraft ice Wi51 (52.4 m) – a difference of 1.600 m, or 3%. Braking in the wet: best Michelin X-Ice Snow+ (31.6 m), weakest Continental VikingContact 8 (36.7 m) – a difference of 5.1 m, or 16%.

The Nokian Tyres Hakkapeliitta R5 won the most test categories (3: handling on ice, acceleration on snow and handling on snow). The largest percentage gap was in “acceleration on ice” (23%). The Kumho WinterCraft ice Wi51 finished last in the tester's ranking.

The tester's winner, the Nokian Tyres Hakkapeliitta R5, is No. 5 out of 14 tyres in the combined ranking of all tests.

8.8 mBraking on ice: gap between best and weakest

5.1 mBraking in the wet: gap between best and weakest

2.5 mBraking in the dry: gap between best and weakest